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Detailed information about Coin: Twenty Pence 2010 from United Kingdom
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| Country | United Kingdom | Currency | Pound Sterling | ||||||
| Face value | 20 (x Penny) | Type | Twenty Pence (Dent design) | ||||||
| Year | 2010 | Current | Yes | ||||||
| Mintage | 112,965,500 (113.0 million) | Rarity | C (Common) | ||||||
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| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | Matthew Dent | ||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley (Fourth Portrait) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Polygon (Heptagon) | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 21.4000 | Thickness (mm) | 1.7000 | ||||||
| Mass (g) | 5 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Fourth portrait"). In tiny letters below head the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley). Around, the legend and date ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D · 2010 (Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith). |
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| Obverse inscription | ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D · 2010 | ||||||||
| Reverse | The reverse of the 20p coin depicts the meeting point of the second and fourth quarter of the Royal Shield, showing the Lion Rampant of Scotland and the Lions Passants of England. The denomination TWENTY PENCE is around right. |
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| Reverse inscription | TWENTY PENCE | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| In 12-coin mint sets | 50,000 (included in main number) | |
| Proof FDC in standard set | 20,000 (included in main number) | |
| Proof FDC in black leather case | 15,000 (included in main number) | |
| Proof FDC in Executive set | 5,000 (included in main number) | |
| Silver Proof FDC | 3,500 | (hover mouse for text) |
| In 8-coin mint sets | unknown |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 1111, 1111a (Silver) |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4631 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Royal Mint | 2016 | Mint | link | |
| Royal Mint | 2016 | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Mintage | Proof and sets mintage | ||
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Proofs, mint sets |
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